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Mrs. George (Louise) Brown Oral History Interview

Brown, Louise

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Description

Title
Mrs. George (Louise) Brown Oral History Interview
Author(s)
Brown, Louise
Contributor(s)
  • Lee, Constance (transcriber)
  • Cherniavsky, Nick (interviewer)
Issue Date
1977
Keyword(s)
  • Oral history
  • Brown, Mrs. George (Louise) (1910-1995)
  • Coal mines and mining -- Illinois
Abstract
Louise Brown discusses her husband's work in the coal mines in Fulton County, Illinois: mules, wages, strikes, union conflicts and violence, company stores, safety laws and hazards, and attitudes toward coal miners. She also discusses farm life in Buckhart, Illinois and factory work in Canton, Illinois. Interview by Nick Cherniavsky, 1977. 1 tape, 90 mins.
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/48887
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Oral Histories -- Coal Mining in Illinois PRIMARY
Oral history interviews and transcripts pertaining to coal mining and union activties in 20th century Illinois